The Indian stock market extended its losing streak for the third straight session on Friday, with the Nifty 50 opening down at 25,093 and touching an intraday low of 24,879, losing around 400 points.
The BSE Sensex opened with a downside gap at 82,171 and touched an intraday low of 81,304. This was an intraday loss of 867 points within just a few minutes of the stock market’s opening bell.
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Why is the Indian share market falling?
The top five reasons why the Indian stock market is falling are as follows:
1) The upcoming US Fed meeting: A major reason why the stock market is falling is because of the fast approaching US Fed meeting of this month. If the Fed cuts rates by 25 bps, the market may not cheer it, but a rate cut of 50 bps or more may inject a lot of extra capital into the markets, according to a Mint report.
2) Overbought condition: prior to the sell-off which started on Wednesday, the market had rallied for 14 days, indicating that the market has been previously overbought, according to the report.
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3) US dollar rate rebound: The US dollar index gained about 1% in the last three sessions due to revision in the US inflation average, which fueled demand more towards currencies, treasuries, and bonds.
4) US job data: Job openings in the US dropped to a three and a half year low, showing a labour slowdown in the US which has also dragged down global markets, according to the report.
5) US inflation concerns: The US labour marekt slowdown has triggered fears of inflation in the US, which may make the Fed rethink its decision to perform a rate cut, the report read.
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